Those hoping to get the shiny Optimus G on T-Mobile are in for a disappointment -- ol' pink is instead getting the L9, the second nicest model in the quintet of Androids announced earlier this year by LG (from lowest-end to highest-end: Optimus L3, L5, L7, L9, and G).

T-Mobile continues to trail the other carriers somewhat in Android handset selection.

HSPA+ will be the communication technology of choice (versus LTE in the Optimus G). And the screen will be 4.5-inch qHD (960x540 pixel) (versus the gorgeous 4.7-inch 1280x768 pixel HD unit in the Optimus G). The camera drops from 13 megapixel in the "G" to 5 megapixel in the L9.